Shoe heel



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SHOE HEEL Filed July 19, 1929 IN V EN TOR.

Osmond aazarc'zuf Patented Dec. 1, 17931 i osMonD TnoDonrNL: orv

NEW-YORK, N." Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO BEATRIC S.

' 'SPECL 0F NEW-YORK, N. Y. v

^ s/:EtoE HEELy This invention ,relates to shoe heels yand particularly to devices :of this class composed partiallyor Vwhollyof` rubber or other yielding material, and the object yof the invention is to provide a heel` of the class specified which is so constructed asto permit of itsl quick attachment and detachment 1n connection with the heel portion of a shoe, said heel portion having means cooperating with the m means of said Aheel to engage and lock the heel 'against displacement romthe-shoe; a further object being tolprovide `interlocking and interengaging` means on the shoe and heel-which is arranged about theperipheral edges ofthe heel to insure 'the firm `support ofthe heel in connection with the shoe; a furtherobj ect being to provide means where-v by the heel may be locked and unlockedu in the flexing of a portion or portions ofthe heel in the operation of applying the same to the shoe and detaching the same therefrom; and with these and other objects in View, the invention consists in a'device of the class vand for the purpose specified, which is simple in construction, efficient in use,and which `is constructed as hereinafterdescribed 1and;

claimed.

The invention is fullydisclosed inthe *following specication, of which the accom- 3o panying drawings form a part, in whichthe separate parts 'of my improvement areVV designate'd by suitable reference characters in each ofthe views, and in' which -A ri Y Fig.1 is a bottom plan view of a heel indicatingv'the same attached to the heel portion4 ofashoe. v l s Fig. 2 is a Vpartial section onthe line2-2 ofFgyl. f l", n

Fig. 3- is a view similar to -F lvx'with part ofthe construction broken `away and insection and indicating the manner ofattacliing and detaching the heel.` d l i Fig. l is a top-plan view-of 4thelheel shown V5 in Figs. l to 3 inclusive,-detached.

Fig. 5 isl aperspective view of one ofa number of coupling and lock lemploy. y v i Y. y

fF ig. 6 is a partial section; on .th'eline'G-G SQ of Fig. 2, on anV enlarged scale; and,

members which 1929. Serial No. 379,387.

a slight modification.

In heel devices of the class described, whichA are commonly-known as rubberheels, it is customary and the practice to secure such heels to'tlielheel portion of a shoe by gluing andV nailing, and it is the principalA objectA of my invention to provide a heel which when replacement'is-necessary,l may be replaced.y without the use offtools, implements or fas- 60` tening devices of any kind or class aside from thecou'plinlgs provided in and constituting part of the heel structure so that any-per'- F ig. 7 isa view similar to-Fig. 6 showing kson having suliicientstrength to'iieX a predetermined body portion or portionsof the heel will be capable ofl attaching andv detaching the same in a simple, quick and practical manner, and when properly-applied, the heel; will be irmly locked and retained in positionA upon the heelvportion of the shoe. y

n the accompanying drawings, I have in dicated at l0 the heel portion of a shoe of any kind or class.1 As seen' in the structure shown in Figs. l to 6 inclusive, a :plurality oi'rnails orheaded pins ll are driven into the Lheel portion in a deiinite spaced relation toeachother? and to the boundary-walls of saidy heel portion and 'in such manner as to arrange the heads 110; of said nails in spaced Srelationwith respect to the lower face 'of the heel portion '10.. This'is guided-in the con` struction" shown by providing a collar 11b on the shank of the nails or pins -ll inwardly of the lheads 11a, and the'nails or pins are i preferably` driven into the heel portion ll0v 85 sufcientlyto imbed the collars 11b iu the texture of'said'heel portions so as to lie flushlywith the outersurfacethereof as clearly' seen' in'Fig. 6 of'ithe drawings. As above stated, theplacement ofthe nailsor pins l1A 90' maybe guided byv any suitable means as it is important that they are properly positioned with respect to the 'coupling members ofljmy improved heel12. .p n

y The heel l2 is composed of rubber or rub` 95 ber composition and 'in 'factmay be composed of any suitable yielding and flexible materiaL` Theseheels are molded 1in accordance with `the conventional-methods, andl in forming the i heels, a plurality *of couplingmembers l-100 ing outwardly through one side of said body.V Arranged between the disk 14 and the lower surface of the member 15 is a comparatively large chamber 17 with which the aperture 16 communicates, the outer surface of the member 15 by virtue of the aperture 16 therein forming 'a Ushaped flange 18 which serves to engage the heads 11a of the nails 11 toretain the heel 12 against displacement from theheel portion'lO. The inner surfacesv 19Vof the flanges 18 preferably taper tothe crosshead end thereof ,to form a wedge-like action between saidflanges and the heads of the nails.V y Y l Allof the couplings 13, areof similar construction, and seven of -said members diersignatedat 13a, Fig., 3 of the drawings, are arranged with theapertures 16 opening toward the toe end of the shoe whereas the members designated Aat 13?) which are disposed at the front corner portions 12a of the heelare arranged with said apertures directed backwardly and outwardly at an angle of approxi-mately forty-five degrees to the longitudinal planeuof the shoe.

' A In molding the heel with the members 13 therein, means 'is providedto form at the open end of the apertures 16, recesses 2O opening outwardly through the upper or inner face of the heel so als to permit the passage of the heads 11a of the knails or pins 11 into the heel sufficiently to place said heads 11a in position yto engage the flanges 18 of the several coupling members 13a-in a forward sliding movement of the heel 12 with respect to the heel; portion 10. Y

In accomplishing this result, the heel is first placed in a position similar to that indicated in'dottedvlines in Fig. 2,;in which posi-tion, the heads vof the nails and the nails will be arranged within the recesses 2O of the membersv `1f3aonly. By pressing the heel -in the direction of the heel portion of the shoe and sliding the samev forwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2, the heel will be temporarily secured to the shoe. In this operation, two fingers of the hand may. at the same time force the corners 12a of Athe heel inwardly to bringther'recesses 20a in position to engage the lheads of the 'corresponding nails, and when ythe corner portions of the heel are fre'leased, the Vout-ward flexufre thereof will causegthe 4headsY to move into en-.

gagement with the flanges 18 of the members 13b to lock the heel against accidental displacement from the shoe.

Instead of proceeding as above, the heel may be placed in position similar to that shown in full lines in Fig. 2 and each member 13b arranged at the corner portions 12a placed in operative position by flexing said corner portions 12a separately and independently by grasping the shoeand applying the thumb pressure to one or both ends of said corner portion, and then exerting slight inward pressure to engage the head of the nail with the flange. e

In releasing the heel, the above operation is reversed. VThat is to say, the corner -portions 12a arel flexed inwardly and pressed outwardly and when both members 13b are disengaged fromtheir pins, slight pressure inl a backward direction will move the heel into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 andrelease the same from the shoe. After one o'r two attempts, 'the operation of coupling and uncoupling the heel, especially with respect to the corner porti-ons 12a, he-` comes a verysimple task, and by arranging the interengaging elements of the shoe and shoe heel in the manner shown vor in any other desired manner, the heel becomes firmly held and secured to the shoe and locked against displacement therefrom when subject to 'stresses orstrains of Vany kind or class.

It Willbe understood that the heel may be molded to provide any suitable contour to the inner or outer surfaces thereof, but it is preferred that :the inner surface be hellowed out to a slight degree as see-n at 12b so that the peripheral edges will be brought into firm lcontact with the peripheral yedges of tlie heel portion 10, and rings, beads or other tread surfaces 12o may :be arranged on the lower or outer surface of the heel, these preferably vadjacent vand in alinement with the coupling members 13 or any other tread sur! face 'can be provided.

It will also be understood at this time that the shoe heel will be made up in sizes to suit the sizes of shoes in Aconnection with which they are to be coupled and asinear Las possible, 'one Aconventional arrangement iof spacing of the nails 11 and coupling members 13 will ibe provided to as many .sizes as possibile, it being apparent that extremely small as well as extremely large :sizes will require separatespacing and arrangement as well as an increase 'or decrease in a number of the coupling members and nails employed. [In the event of very .small heels, vtwo or three nails and members would be suflicient.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings, I have shown a other difference being that the recess 23y similar to the recess 17 and into which the head 21a of the nail 2l passes, opens outwardly through the device to register with a nail receiving aperture 24 formed inthe heel 25 in the process of molding the same. So, with this construction, the heel 25 may be applied to the heel portion of the shoe by properly positioning the same thereon and then driving the nails 21 through the apertures 24 in such manner as to bring the heads 21a of said nails within the chamber 23 and in position to engage the U-shaped flanges 26 of the members 22. W'hen securedin position, the heel 25 may be removed in the same manner employed in removing the heel shown` in Figs. l to 6 inclusive, and a new heel may be substituted by sliding engagement and flexing of the corner portions of the heel 25 ink the same manner as applying the heel l2.A

The form of construction shown. in Fig. 7 of the drawings maybe found to be desirable in the initial mounting upon a shoe, of heels made according to my invention and especially in replacing leather heelsvwith my improved quickly detachable and attachable heels in the repair of shoes.

It will be understood that While I have shown certain forms of coupling members in a specific arrangement within a heel structure and in like manner have shown pins or other couplings upon the heel portion of a shoe which is of specific structure, that my invention is. not necessarily limited to the particular devices or means herein shown and described, and various other changes in and modifications of the construction herein set out may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A shoe heel having a plurality of coupling members imbedded therein and accessible through one surface of the heel, said members having U-shaped flanges opening into recesses in said heel at one side and ad] acent said coupling members, the flanges of a plurality of' said members opening in one directional line with respect to the heel, and the flanges of another member opening in a direction an gularly to the first named members.

2. The combination with the heel portion of a shoe having a plurality of spaced and projecting coupling elements, ofa shoe heel having a plurality of coupling members im.- bedded therein and exposed'to engage the coupling elements of said shoe by slidable engagement of the heel with respect to the shoe, means whereby the fleXure of a predetermined portion of' the heel willmove another coupling member into engagement with another coupling element on the shoe in a plane of movement angularly with respect to said sliding movement to secure the heel against accidental displacement, means for drawing the upper surface of the heel into firm engagement with the lower surface of the heel portion of the shoe, the coupling elements of the heel portion of the shoe comprising headed pins, the heads of which are arranged in spaced relation withV reference to the lower surface o'f the shoe, and the coupling members of said heel involving U- shaped flanges adapted to interlock said headed pins.

3. rI`he combination with a shoe heel, of a mounting plate imbedded in spaced relation and exposed outwardly through the inner tion Aon the heel portion of a. shoe to securey the heel to the shoe, said shoe heel being employed with the heel portion of the shoe by engaging a plurality oi said headed members with said mounting plates by sliding movement of the heel with respect to the shoe, other ot' said headed members being coupled with said heel by flexing the heel in a Vdirecion angularly to the sliding movement thereof to lock the heel against displacement from the shoe, and said mounting plates having beveled surfaces engaging the heads of said members to firmly 'force the abutting faces of the heel and heel portion of' the shoe together.

fl. A shoe heel of the class described provided with a plurality of apertures opening into recesses arranged in spaced relation on the inner surface of said heel, mounting plates imbedded in the heel adjacent said recesses and exposed through the inner surface of the heel, means on said plates for engaging headed pins supported in connection with the heel portion of the shoe, said means on a plurality of plates being disposed angularly with respect to other plates to lock the heel against displacement from the shoe, and said headed pins being accessible through the apertures in said heel when the same is mounted in connection with the shoe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 17th day of July, 1929.

' OSMOND TEODORINI. 

